Rosé
YG EntertainmentBLACKPINK‘s Rosé is using her vocal talents in a brand new way. On Tuesday (Dec. 7), the K-pop star took to Instagram to announce that she has collaborated with popular mediation and sleep app Calm for her very own bedtime story titled “Grounded With Rosé,” which is available now.
“I’ve been dying to share this exciting news with you all but I finally get to tell you – I have my very own sleep story, out now on @calm!!” the singer shared. “I started using Calm almost two years ago and it’s helped me get a comfortable, good nights sleep every single time. I literally dreamed of recording my own version someday, so thank you Calm for having me join in this fun project. I certainly won’t be able to fall asleep to my own sleep story just yet (still getting used to hearing my own talking voice lol) but I cannot wait for you guys to hear it.”
Rosé added, “I hope you all enjoy it, let me know what you guys think, but most importantly: I hope it makes you all KNOCK. OUT.”
The BLACKPINK member is the latest celebrity voice to partner with Calm. In July, the app announced a partnership with Harry Styles, and have had others such as Kelly Rowland, LeBron James, Laura Dern, Lucy Liu, Matthew McConaughey and more lend their voices for story narration.
The 24-year-old most recently released her first solo EP, R — which contained singles “On the Ground” and “Gone” — via YG and Interscope in March. “On the Ground” hit the No. 1 spots on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US chart, while “Gone” reached No. 29 and No. 17 on the charts respectively.
See Rosé’s announcement below.
London four piece Keo are on course to land their first UK Number 1 album with Put A Smile On For Me. After building a loyal audience over the past two years, the London band now lead this week’s Official Albums Chart update. Their debut record explores love, guilt, and self destruction.
Nothing But Thieves are close behind at Number 2 with their fifth album, Stray Dogs. The Southend band are hoping for a second straight Number 1 after Dead Club City reached the top in 2023. Taylor Swift is at Number 3 with The Life Of A Showgirl, helped by the expanded The Encore edition. Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In sits at Number 4, while Soft Cell’s Danceteria opens at Number 5. It is the synth pop duo’s final album together following Dave Ball’s death last year.
Europe could reach Number 9 with Come This Madness, giving the Swedish rock band its first UK Top 10 album in four decades. A 30th anniversary reissue of Alice In Chains’ MTV Unplugged is at Number 13 in the midweek update, with Orbital’s Glastonbury 1994 set at Number 14. Julia Jacklin is heading for her first Top 40 album as The Gem reaches Number 18, while Suede’s Coming Up returns at Number 23 after its 30th anniversary physical release.
Also on track for Top 40 places are Nessa Barrett’s Tough Love at Number 29, the companion soundtrack to LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER at Number 30, and Dublin band Gurriers’ Nobody’s Coming To Save You at Number 31. Blondshell, Kneecap, Tina Turner, and Leon Bridges also appear in the lower half of the midweek chart.
The official positions will be announced when the final Albums Chart is published on Friday.
